RE: The Storm, The Jammed Window, and the Night I Stopped Waiting for Help

I accepted the past challenges life threw at me, without any complaints and with a sense of gratitude. I still believe in the mentality that everything happens for a reason, and in the grand scheme of things, it serves a purpose.

Now, accepting the past brings another perspective: nothing is truly lost. It means accepting my weak points and understanding that I can strengthen my body with exercise; the results might be slow, but they will come. Similarly, no one is born knowing everything. Even if I face more difficulty with basic real-world challenges, putting in extra effort (even 10x compared to the average person) can help me narrow that gap to 5x, and slowly get better over time. It won't feel like an impossible task, even when my mind and physical body try to tell me I can't do it because I'm not like others. (I AM, I CAN, I HAVE)

As for my dad, he is a farmer's son who grew up doing hard physical work, so his background is very different from mine. Meanwhile, I've been using computers since the third grade because my parents felt the outside world was too dangerous for me. As it turned out, keeping me overprotected was the worst thing they could have done. It put me far behind in basic life skills, like reading the room, understanding people's true intentions, or simply knowing right from wrong in social settings.

Anyway, nothing is lost yet. I have a whole life ahead of me, and the direction seems right, so I hope for the best.

For example, when I started reciting two pages of the Quran per prayer, I was slow at first. But with consistency, my speed, focus, and concentration all improved. It has become much easier now, and I can read 5x faster in the exact same amount of time, simply by doing it over and over again.